The GuardianThe internationally acclaimed film Lion has swept the early prizes of Australia’s biggest film and TV awards, winning seven of eight feature film categories at the industry luncheon on Monday, before the main award announcements on Wednesday. The … and more …read more Source:: Academy Awards News By Google News

TechCrunchThe Breakthrough Prize, a cumulative $22 million in awards that go to superstars in the fields of physics, life sciences, and mathematics, is going into its sixth year. The show was founded by Yuri and Julia Milner, Sergey Brin, Anne Wojcicki, Mark … and more …read more Source:: Academy Awards News By Google News

Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards 2017: See the full list of winnersEW.com (blog)In terms of acting wins across the last decade, the LAFCA has heralded an eventual Oscar-winning performance from a leading actress five times (Helen Mirren, Marion Cotillard, Jennifer Lawrence, Cate Blanchett, and Patricia Arquette), with three … and more …read more Source:: […]

89.3 KPCCRush said he stepped down as president of the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts ahead of the academy’s annual televised awards in Sydney on Wednesday. “Certain recent media reports have made untenable allegations concerning my standing …Actor Geoffrey Rush steps down from Australian screen academy postMinneapolis Star TribuneGeoffrey Rush steps down from […]

WBIR-TVIn this Feb. 11, 2017 file photo, Australian actor Geoffrey Rush poses with his ‘Berlinale Camera Award‘ which he received prior to the screening of the film ‘Final Portrait’ at the 2017 Berlinale Film Festival in Berlin, Germany. CANBERRA, Australia …Actor Geoffrey Rush steps down from Australian screen academy postMinneapolis Star TribuneGeoffrey Rush steps away […]

Minneapolis Star Tribune… a theater company revealed it had received a complaint against the Oscar-winning actor of “inappropriate behavior.” Rush has denied any inappropriate behavior at the Sydney Theatre Company. Media reports this week said the allegation dated from …APNewsBreak: Rush steps down from Australian screen academyKIRO SeattleGeoffrey Rush steps down as president of Australian […]

Animation MagazineThe Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has a notable history of honoring student filmmakers with medals for their thesis films. That honor roll includes directors John Lasseter, Pete Docter, Robert Zemeckis and Spike Lee, so Academy members … …read more Source:: Academy Awards News By Google News

Entertainment TonightStarting now and leading up to the 90th annual Oscars, I will be updating these awards futures monthly, offering my final predictions in each category next month (ahead of the nominations announcement on Jan. 23) and breaking down the frontrunners as …10 Awards-Ready Movies You Can Stream Right NowVanity FairKnow how the Oscars can […]

CBS 8 San DiegoWith only three months and change to go until the winners of the Academy Awards are announced on March 4, 2018, nearly every Oscar contender is playing in theaters — or, at the very least, screening for critics and Academy voters. Which means I can …10 Awards-Ready Movies You Can Stream Right […]

VoxOscar predictors — the types of folks who look over the list of movies released this year, then attempt to deduce what’s in and what’s out for the Academy Awards — have been unusually circumspect in 2017. Until Steven Spielberg’s upcoming journalism … …read more Source:: Academy Awards News By Google News

Honolulu Star-AdvertiserPlaying a disabled character has long generated Academy Awards, with examples too numerous to mention, from Colin Firth’s stammering King George VI in “The King’s Speech” to Hoffman’s autistic genius in “Rain Man.” Still, it’s rare for an Oscar to go … and more …read more Source:: Academy Awards News By Google News

GoldderbyTimothee Chalamet (“Call Me By Your Name”) won the Best Actor award. At just 21, he is on track to being one of the youngest-ever Oscar nominees in that category. Were he to prevail, he would be the youngest winner by almost a decade; the current …New York Film Critics Circle names “Lady Bird” best […]

VarietyWith its annual cinema superlatives vote Thursday morning, the New York Film Critics Circle made a handful of historical choices. “Call Me by Your Name” star Timothée Chalamet became the youngest winner of the group’s best actor prize, while “Mudbound …2017 New York Film Critics Circle winners announced: See the full listEW.com (blog)New York Film […]

EW.com (blog)Critics groups around the country — namely organizations in New York, Los Angeles, as well as the Broadcast Film Critics Association — have established themselves as key players in the weeks leading up to the Academy Award nominations, often … …read more Source:: Academy Awards News By Google News

New York TimesWith no end in sight to these revelations, movie publicists have been struggling to figure out how stars should handle the topic of sexual misconduct as they campaign for the Oscars — a three-month stretch of self-absorption that starts now and ends …The Big PicturePacific Northwest Inlander all 5 news articles …read more […]

Critics’ Choice Awards: Will it preview Oscars again?GoldderbyThe Critics’ Choice Awards bestowed by the Broadcast Film Critics Assn. (BFCA) are renowned as one of the best barometers for predicting the Oscars. Over their 22-year history these kudos have previewed 13 Best Picture Oscar winners as well as 17 Best … and more …read more Source:: […]

New York Film Critics Circle Awards preview: Don’t count on it for making Oscar predictionsGoldderbyLet’s take a look back at the last six years of the Gotham critics picks and see how well (or not), these early kudos previewed the Academy Awards. Last year, “La La Land” was named Best Picture by the New York […]

Vanity FairThe National Board of Review, a group of New York-based academics and film enthusiasts, may have little overlap with the Hollywood industry members who choose the Academy Awards—but they also have an established track record for sussing out top …‘The Post’ Lands Top National Board of Review PrizesNew York Times all 3 news articles […]